Dog Talk : Training Your Dog Through A Canine Point Of View
Dog Talk : Training Your Dog Through A Canine Point Of View
The only dog-training book that really gets through to the canine brain beneath all that fur.
Incorporating the revolutionary teaching of John Ross's prominent dog-training school, this is the first and only dog-training book that truly takes owners inside the canine mind. Central to Ross's technique is the notion that a dog responds to its owner as the pack leader, and that this leader must take the dominant role in the relationship between human and dog. By encouraging owners to act in a canine manner, Ross emphasizes sure-fire techniques to help dogs through the behaviors they need to learn. Among the hundreds of useful training tips included in Dog Talk are:
* Always use your dog's name prior to the command: "Bentley, heel!"
* When training a puppy, try moving a desired object like a dog biscuit over and behind your dog's head to induce him to "sit."
* Do not use your dog's name-- which he associates with being called toward you-- when commanding him to "stay."
* Don't yell "Come!" in a threatening manner while chasing after a disobedient puppy or you may well have just trained him to run away on command.
* Giving a "No" command while your dog is thinking about a bad behavior is even more effective than giving it during the behavior.
Customer Review: Excellent Book
I met the author, John Ross, a few years ago at a lecture he gave here in town. The book is well written, easy to follow, and above all Mr. Ross' training methods are FAIR TO THE DOG. I love that he approaches training through the eyes of the dog. Through understanding our dogs and seeing their point of view, we can build a good, solid relationship with them. We can allow them to be dogs, obey us as their pack leaders, and we can truly enjoy them as companions and dear friends. I watched in amazement as Mr. Ross worked his dog Drifter throughout the lecture. The love and devotion between the two of them was obvious. It was the way it "should be" for all animals and their caretakers. I highly recommend this book - and if you can catch a lecture by Mr. Ross - please do attend. He is terrific.
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